Last week I attended my first Affiliate Summit Conference. It was amazing!

I was invited, by Tissa Godavitarne himself, to attend the show on an All Access Platinum Pass. I got to meet him and his family, Ticket Queen Trish, Affiliate Manager Gary, and Super Sponsor Mike Napoli as well! It was just amazing.

I was given airfare and a really cool room at the Midtown Hilton! It was my first trip to NYC, and it was pretty awesome. I took a Liberty Airport Shuttle to Bryant Park, and walked from there to my Hotel. In retrospect, and looking at the map, it seems like a long way, but I was pretty mesmerized by the sights, so I didn’t really notice the distance.

I attended 8 different Breakout Sessions that were hosted by some really awesome people. I learned so much at the Sessions, that I’m still reeling from it all a week later. I’m in the process of finishing up my reviews of the classes that I attended. I’ll also be checking out the podcasts of the sessions I didn’t attend, and doing some reviews of those too.

I attended an awesome Keynote speech by Chris Brogan and Julian Smith, Authors of the book Trust Agents. I’m only on the first chapter, but it’s already awesome, and I can’t wait to tell you guys about it.

The Meet Market was awesome. It was the first thing we did on Sunday Morning, and it was PACKED! Tissa must have shaken every hand in the room.

The exhibit hall was great too. I met a ton of cool people, and learned about a ton of great products and services. I have a big bag of papers and swag I have to sort through. Eventually, I’ll get around to all of it, and I’ll post the best and the worst for you here.

Affiliate Summit East 2009 was an INCREDIBLE experience. I am eternally grateful to Tissa for inviting me and funding the trip. I can’t wait to see him again at Affiliate Summit West 2010 in Vegas!